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What’s open and closed on Juneteenth 2024
CNN Business via Yahoo Finance· 4 hours agoJuneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held...
How did Juneteenth get its name? The story behind the holiday's title
CBS News· 3 hours agoJune 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States ...
'Strength and resilience': Carver Museum launches Juneteenth exhibit ahead of holiday
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 39 minutes agoThis event gave rise to the Juneteenth holiday. ‘The good, the bad, and the ugly’ Whitaker described...
Stock market holidays in 2024: US markets are closed on these days
Bankrate via AOL· 40 minutes agoStock market holidays are non-weekend business days when the two major U.S. stock exchanges, the New...
Opinion | Who is Juneteenth really for?
MSNBC via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoJuneteenth is an official holiday first held to mark the close of slavery after the Civil War in Texas, but the George Floyd protests made it mainstream.
What's closed on Juneteenth 2024? What to know ahead of the holiday
Today· 6 hours agoOn that date in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform 250,000...
How Juneteenth Became Black Independence Day
HowStuffWorks via Yahoo News· 40 minutes ago"On this day, we must confront the ugly parts of our history and honor the slaves who suffered and died under... Proclamation was signed by President...
Celebrate Freedom With These 101 Inspiring Juneteenth Instagram Captions
Parade via AOL· 5 hours agoIt's June 19, which means that it's time to post some Juneteenth Instagram captions! Juneteenth is a...
What is Juneteenth? The beginner's guide to celebrating the federal holiday
WKYC Cleveland· 18 hours agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
The Juneteenth federal holiday should be celebrated in Florida, not shunned
Gannett via AOL· 4 hours agoEnjoy Juneteenth, the latest celebration to join New Year's Day, Independence Day, Veterans Day and...